Write-Offs: 04.18.11

$$$ JPMorgan To Double Headcount In Brazil [Reuters]

$$$ "Michigan is giving hundreds of financial professionals and public employees a crash course in advising troubled municipalities, building an army of emergency managers that may become a model for other U.S. states." [Bloomberg]

$$$Jitters Put Focus Back On European Debt [WSJ]

$$$Where did your tax dollars go? [GB]

$$$ Morgan Stanley fund fails to repay debt on Tokyo property [Reuters]

$$$ ProPublica wins Pulitzer for The Wall Street Money Machine [Pulitzer]

$$$ Texas University Takes Cue From Kyle Bass to Hold $1 Billion in Gold Bars [Bloomberg]

$$$ Winklevoss Twins Ask for New Hearing in Facebook Case [Bits]